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Teo Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Lazybones
Which of the following sentences are correct?
1. He is a lazybones.
2. He is lazybones.
3. He is a lazybone.
4. They are lazybones.
5. They are lazybones.
Thank you very much for your reply.
1. He is a lazybones.
2. He is lazybones.
3. He is a lazybone.
4. They are lazybones.
5. They are lazybones.
Thank you very much for your reply.
Top answer
) However, if it is only one person then it needs a singular 'a'. Also your sentences 4 and 5 are identical.
- ) However, if it is only one person then it needs a singular 'a'.
- Also your sentences 4 and 5 are identical.
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Lazybones always appears in plural (even for one person, after all they have many lazy bones!) However, if it is only one person then it needs a singular 'a'. Also your sentences 4 and 5 are identical.
Lazybones always appears in plural (even for one person, after all they have many lazy bones!) However, if it is only one person then it needs a singular 'a'. Also your sentences 4 and 5 are identical.
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According to Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners of American English (2002), lazybones is a count noun, and its plural form is identical with its singular form.
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quote ="Teo"
According to Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners of American English (2002), lazybones is a count noun, and its plural form is identical with its singular form.
So the answer is :
1. (o) He is a lazybones.
2. (x) He is lazybones.
3. (x) He is a lazybone.
According to Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners of American English (2002), lazybones is a count noun, and its plural form is identical with its singular form.
So the answer is :
1. (o) He is a lazybones.
2. (x) He is lazybones.
3. (x) He is a lazybone.
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Hi guys,
These answers you have arrived at are all correct. However, I'd like to add a 'cultural English' comment.
'Lazybones' is a 'cute', semi-amusing term. I use it only rarely. I'd typically use it when talking to a young child, or maybe to a very close person, namely my wife. I wouldn't say it to another adult, and I would only say it to the person who I think is the 'lazyb
These answers you have arrived at are all correct. However, I'd like to add a 'cultural English' comment.
'Lazybones' is a 'cute', semi-amusing term. I use it only rarely. I'd typically use it when talking to a young child, or maybe to a very close person, namely my wife. I wouldn't say it to another adult, and I would only say it to the person who I think is the 'lazyb
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1. He is a lazybones.
2. He is lazybones.
3. He is a lazybone.
4. They are lazybones.
5. They are lazyboneses.
#1 & #4 (but rare in plural) are correct.
2. He is lazybones.
3. He is a lazybone.
4. They are lazybones.
5. They are lazyboneses.
#1 & #4 (but rare in plural) are correct.
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I agree with Clive - I really can't imagine using "they are" followed by any possible form of "lazybones." Usually, as Clive said, it would be used in direct address, to a child or other family member. "Hey, Lazybones, are you going to sleep all day?" or "What a lazybones you are today!" would be the typical usage.
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Hello guys
It might be true you native speakers seldom use "lazybones" to describe third person(s). But in [url=http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/archive/03dec/bigb_fastfood.htm]a site of online Wall Street Journal,[/url] I found an article as below.
It might be true you native speakers seldom use "lazybones" to describe third person(s). But in [url=http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/archive/03dec/bigb_fastfood.htm]a site of online Wall Street Journal,[/url] I found an article as below.
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Hi,
Well, yes, but ....
I googled 'are lazybones' and got 216 hits, a tiny number. Some of them use first person, 'we are ...' I saw one that was supposedly quoting Chairman Mao. Others are clearly not in a context in which you would expect reasonable English.
The Internet is a jungle! You can find almost anything. If you use it as a guide, you will speak some very odd
Well, yes, but ....
I googled 'are lazybones' and got 216 hits, a tiny number. Some of them use first person, 'we are ...' I saw one that was supposedly quoting Chairman Mao. Others are clearly not in a context in which you would expect reasonable English.
The Internet is a jungle! You can find almost anything. If you use it as a guide, you will speak some very odd
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